Castian and The T21 Travelling Afghan!

I had the Afghan for FAR too long but there were a few delays in getting together with the next family.

We decided, rather than mail the Afghan across the city, why not just get together for a play date and do a personal hand off and make some new friends!

Here is Castian and his Momma Arlene receiving the T21 Travelling Afghan!

YAY!! OUT COMES THE BOX!

And my kids are in there like it's Christmas!

Castian Eyeballing Hunter!

"Back away from the box Bud!

You had your turn!"

Here Castian is checking out the Journal and deciding if the New Journal is Acceptable!

He has deemed it so!

Hunter Chatting away to Castian While he works on his Commando Crawl!

The Afghan Officially Arrived!

Yesterday the postal lady pulled up in front of my house and got out of her van with a parcel under her arm. Coleen was over visiting with Hunter and as soon as I saw her walking towards my house I jumped up and ran to the door, accosting her, asking if that parcel was for me. She said that no, in fact, it was for # 52 and NOT #56. The neighbours are always getting parcels!

I told her I was expecting something important and went back to my lonely corner of the living room.

Two mins later she was walking back towards my house with yet ANOTHER parcel, only this time she walked up MY sidewalk!

I WANT MY BLANKIE!

I am patiently awaiting the arrival of the Afghan!

and if by patiently I mean... Checking out the window every few minutes hoping to see a delivery man and checking the mail box for a parcel key twice daily AND checking the front step and door knob for Canada post, THEN YES, i am Patiently waiting! :D

THE AFGHAN IS COMING! THE AFGHAN IS COMING!

In February of 2009, one of the most wonderful and passionate advocates for Down Syndrome that I personally know of, started a project called the T21 Traveling Afghan Project.TY CJ!I instantly signed up knowing how amazing and wonderful this adventure was going to be to follow.I HAVE BEEN WAITING EVER SINCE!!!And today I have been informed that the Afghan is headed my way. En route even!I couldn't be happier. I can't wait to share in such a wonderful, WORLDWIDE Adventure.It feels to me like we are weaving the afghan with our hearts and our stories, with our love and our families. With every new family that receives the Afghan, the afghan gets bigger. With every new child who holds the afghan, it gets stronger. I don't ever want it to stop. Here is a run down of the The T21 Traveling Afghan Project.(I'm sure if you have been following my blog you will probably already know a little bit about it)There is a T21 Afghan is making an amazing adventure!!

The handmade blanket is traveling from one family to another who has a family member with Down Syndrome. The family member can be of any age, from birth through the senior years. The family can also be located anywhere on the globe.

The afghan will travel from one family to another, along with a journal.

Each family, upon receiving the afghan, takes a picture of their family member with it and we post it on on this blog under the Label "T21 Travelling Afghan". After having the afghan for bit, the family writes a note in the journal and sends it off to the next family,who's address I will email to them.
As soon as we get our global gift in the mail I will be sure to take lots of pictures and post of our own adventures with the afghan. I am also hoping to get both of my wee babies an Afghan of their own. I would be more than honoured to have a little piece of the whole enormous project!I also want to thank CJ for all the wonderful work she has done, hand making all the afghans, working so hard to unite the Down Syndrome world and giving everyone a tie that binds.

Hear this prayer
of the
wampum

This is the tie
that will
bind us

T21 Traveling Afghan!

THE AFGHAN HAS STARTED IT'S JOURNEY!

Follow It's Progress here with the
T21 Traveling Afghan Google Earth Map

So Far;
It left Appleton, WI and the home of Little Miss E on Feb 28th

Here is Little Miss E with the Afghan before it left on its adventure!



It arrived in Ely, Iowa and the Home of the Fledge Family on March 2nd.

Little Miss Mayson looks just so excited to spend time snuggling with the Afghan!


I am very excited about this project and the journey of the Traveling Afghan. For those of you who don't already know, there is a facebook group that you can join as well, if you want to follow the progress. We were the only Canadian family on the roster for a while, but I have spread the word and managed to convince a facebook friend to sign up. Brandi and her son Braedyn are now on the list as the second Canuck family!!! YAY!

I would like to take a few photos with the DS group when it gets to us. Seeing as the DS group is every second Friday, I am crossing my fingers that the timing will work out as I don't want to hold up the adventure! It would be awesome to take a few pics with all the little ones and new babies at the Alberta Children's Hospital DS group! Everyone laying on the Afghan smiling up at the camera!

Keep coming back for updates!!!